The Green Movement-Meimad and the Pensioners Party failed to pass the vote percentage threshold and will not be represented in the next Knesset. The Pensioners Party received a mere 0.5 percent of the vote, while Meimad, which formerly ran as part of Labor's list, received 0.8 percent. Ephraim Sneh broke off from the Labor Party to try to establish the anti-crime party, Strong Advertisement. Pundits believe that most of centrist and left wing voters, from which the bulk of these two parties' supporters came, went to Kadima chair Tzipi Livni, while the fighting in Gaza rendered them ...

Gershon Baskin’s efforts to secure Gilad Shalit’s release.Today, while canvassing for the Green Movement-Meimad in Haifa, during the slow moments I would talk with the two high school students hired by Likud to promote their party. The kids asked me to explain Likud’s platform, which I did. … Continue reading →